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The American Montessori Society publishes the results of significant Montessori research, and the AMS Research Committee monitors Montessori studies published in other scholarly journals. Recommended articles (or information about how to obtain them) are available through the links below.

Brunold-Conesa, C. (2010). “ International education: The International Baccalaureate, Montessori and global citizenship.” Journal of Research in International Education, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 259-272.

Abstract
The International Baccalaureate (IB) programs and Montessori education both claim to promote values associated with global citizenship in order to help prepare students for new challenges presented by an increasingly globalized world. While the IB’s secondary programs are widespread in international schools, Montessori programs at that level are comparatively few. This article compares and contrasts IB and Montessori secondary programs with respect to the promotion of global citizenship, and explores the scarcity of secondary Montessori programs in general and in the international schools community in particular.

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Abstract
This essay examines the “how, whys, and what fors” of Montessori teacher education. Treating the Montessori system as an illuminating case of alternative teacher preparation, three concepts common to the lexicon of teacher education—culture, craft, and coherence—are explored in detail. Drawing from both mainstream teacher education research and ethnographic studies of Montessori teacher training, the essay probes several conceptual puzzles aimed toward reconsidering key ideas related to the development of cultural and technical expertise.

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In this chapter, 3 private school models with empirical support for engaging youth are presented and discussed. Montessori philosophy is built around reverence for the child. In contrast to public schools, Maria Montessori believed that mental development was dependent on movement, and that overall development was dependent on autonomous actions and the cultivation of interests in the world.

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